A dozen machines, with an average order value of £200,000, were sold at the productivity days held by DMG at the International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick, held between 7 to 10 June 2011.

Cutting tool giant Sandvik Coromant, in partnership with the EEF Apprentice and Skills Technology Centre, Birmingham, has launched a technician apprentice training program plus a graduate trainee program.

Mark Ridgway, managing director of Group Rhodes, has been received an OBE in the Queen’s 2011 Birthday Honours list, published last week, in recognition of his services to Industry .

Delcam customer Zytek saw an LMP2 class victory at this year’s Le Mans 24-hours race.

Safety Systems Technology has set up a bespoke service to design, manufacture and install machinery/machine tool guarding, ensuring that machine manufacturers and users are compliant with the changes in the Machinery Directive that have recently come into force.

Parker Hannifin has launched an innovative new software programme to help engineers determine the volume of wasted air due to leaks and pressure losses in compressed air networks.

The selection process to represent the UK in the CNC Milling competition of the World Skills 2011, London, is reaching its climax.

Initial figures for the first quarter of 2011 indicate that the UK ran a trade surplus of £9.4 million, reports the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA).

Horn Cutting Tools, Ringwood, is adding the Graf range of tooling for sliding-head, single spindle and multi-spindle autos to its product portfolio.

The Productivity Centre at Dormer Tools has installed the new hyperMAXX CAM roughing module from Open Mind to enhance the productivity benefits of its tools for customers and is achieving particularly staggering results when machining titanium.